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Janiri D, Moccia L, Montanari S, Simonetti A, Conte E, Chieffo D, Monti L, Kotzalidis GD, Janiri L, Sani G. Primary emotional systems, childhood trauma, and suicidal ideation in youths with bipolar disorders. CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT 2023; 146:106521. [PMID: 37931544 DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2023.106521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2023] [Revised: 10/17/2023] [Accepted: 10/18/2023] [Indexed: 11/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Bipolar disorders (BD) in youths are strongly associated with suicidal ideation. Childhood trauma is a prominent environmental stressor associated with both BD diagnosis and suicide. Primary emotional systems are altered in adult BD and may contribute to suicide risk in youths. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to investigate primary emotional systems distribution patterns and childhood trauma in youths' BD with and without suicidal ideation (BD-IS, BD-NIS). PARTICIPANTS AND SETTING We assessed 289 participants, 103 youths with DSM-5 BD and 186 healthy controls (HCs). METHODS Primary emotional systems were obtained with Panksepp's Affective Neuroscience Personality Scale (ANPS), and history of childhood trauma using the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ). Suicidal ideation was assessed through the Columbia Suicide Scale for the Rating of Suicide Severity (C-SSRS). The associations with suicidal ideation were tested using two different multivariate models. RESULTS Over 48 % of participants reported lifetime suicidal ideation and differed on clinical variables from BD-NIS. According to the first model (Wilk's Lambda = 0.72, p < 0.0001), BD-IS scored higher on Panksepp's ANGER and lower on PLAY and CARE than BD-NIS. Both BD-SI and BD-NSI scored higher on ANGER and SEEK and lower on PLAY and CARE than HCs. BD-IS reported more emotional abuse than BD-NIS. They also reported more emotional, sexual, and physical abuse, and emotional neglect than HCs. Only ANGER (OR = 1.13, 95 % CI = 1.01-1.26, Wald = 5.72) and CTQ-Emotional abuse (OR = 1.26, 95 % C.I. = 1.04-1.52, Wald = 5.72) independently predicted suicidal ideation. CONCLUSIONS Findings support the importance of assessing primary emotional systems and childhood trauma, in particular emotional abuse, in youths with BD at risk for suicide.
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- Delfina Janiri
- Department of Psychiatry, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy; Department of Neuroscience, Section of Psychiatry, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Psychiatry, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy; Department of Neuroscience, Section of Psychiatry, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Section of Psychiatry, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Psychiatry, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Early Intervention Unit, ASL Roma 3, 00152 Rome, Italy; Department of Psychology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Section of Psychiatry, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Psychiatry, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy; Department of Neuroscience, Section of Psychiatry, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Psychiatry, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy; Department of Neuroscience, Section of Psychiatry, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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Raveau MP, Goñi JI, Rodríguez JF, Paiva-Mack I, Barriga F, Hermosilla MP, Fuentes-Bravo C, Eyheramendy S. Natural language processing analysis of the psychosocial stressors of mental health disorders during the pandemic. NPJ MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH 2023; 2:17. [PMID: 38609516 PMCID: PMC10955824 DOI: 10.1038/s44184-023-00039-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2022] [Accepted: 09/21/2023] [Indexed: 04/14/2024]
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Over the past few years, the COVID-19 pandemic has exerted various impacts on the world, notably concerning mental health. Nevertheless, the precise influence of psychosocial stressors on this mental health crisis remains largely unexplored. In this study, we employ natural language processing to examine chat text from a mental health helpline. The data was obtained from a chat helpline called Safe Hour from the "It Gets Better" project in Chile. This dataset encompass 10,986 conversations between trained professional volunteers from the foundation and platform users from 2018 to 2020. Our analysis shows a significant increase in conversations covering issues of self-image and interpersonal relations, as well as a decrease in performance themes. Also, we observe that conversations involving themes like self-image and emotional crisis played a role in explaining both suicidal behavior and depressive symptoms. However, anxious symptoms can only be explained by emotional crisis themes. These findings shed light on the intricate connections between psychosocial stressors and various mental health aspects in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- DILAB, Facultad de Ingeniería, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
- Science, Technology, and Innovation Studies, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland
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- Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Santiago, Chile
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- Escuela de Psicología, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Santiago, Chile
- GobLab, Escuela de Gobierno, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Santiago, Chile
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- Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Santiago, Chile
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van Bentum JS, Sijbrandij M, Saueressig F, Huibers MJ. The association between childhood maltreatment and suicidal intrusions: A cross-sectional study. J Trauma Stress 2022; 35:1273-1281. [PMID: 35285097 PMCID: PMC9542979 DOI: 10.1002/jts.22821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2021] [Revised: 01/27/2022] [Accepted: 02/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Childhood maltreatment may play an important role in the transition from suicidal ideation to suicidal behavior. Recently, research has begun evaluating the association between childhood maltreatment and involuntary and distressing intrusions about one's own suicide, also called suicidal intrusions. This cross-sectional, multicenter study aimed to investigate the association between childhood maltreatment and the severity of suicidal intrusions using online questionnaires. Participants were suicidal outpatients currently receiving treatment at a Dutch mental health institution (N = 149). The Childhood Trauma Questionnaire-Short Form and Suicidal Intrusions Attributes Scale were administered online. A simple linear regression was performed followed by a multiple linear regression with backward selection to separate the predictors of childhood maltreatment subscales. Next, significant predictor variables were used to perform an additional regression analysis with gender, age, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) diagnosis, and depressive symptoms as potential covariates. The results showed that childhood maltreatment was significantly associated with suicidal intrusion scores, B = .22, t(147) = 2.010, p = .046. A multiple linear regression analysis showed that the only specific form of childhood maltreatment associated with suicidal intrusions was sexual abuse; the association remained after controlling for age, gender, PTSD diagnosis and depressive symptoms, F(5, 143) = 11.15, p < .001. In summary, the present study confirms the link between childhood maltreatment, particularly childhood sexual abuse, and suicidal intrusions. This finding implies that in the treatment of suicidal intrusions and suicidality, childhood sexual abuse should be identified and targeted with evidence-based treatments for PTSD.
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- Jaël S. van Bentum
- Department of Clinical Neuro and Developmental PsychologyAmsterdam Public Health Research InstituteVrije Universiteit AmsterdamAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Neuro and Developmental PsychologyAmsterdam Public Health Research InstituteVrije Universiteit AmsterdamAmsterdamThe Netherlands,World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Research and Dissemination of Psychological InterventionsVrije Universiteit AmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Neuro and Developmental PsychologyAmsterdam Public Health Research InstituteVrije Universiteit AmsterdamAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Neuro and Developmental PsychologyAmsterdam Public Health Research InstituteVrije Universiteit AmsterdamAmsterdamThe Netherlands,Department of PsychologyUniversity of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaPennsylvaniaUSA
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Al Balushi SS, Morantz G, Dougherty G. The Emergence of Child Protection Capacities in Oman: Lessons learned. Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J 2021; 21:517-524. [PMID: 34888069 PMCID: PMC8631227 DOI: 10.18295/squmj.5.2021.073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2020] [Revised: 11/16/2020] [Accepted: 12/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Child maltreatment (CM) is the abuse and neglect of children under the age of 18 years. Many types of CM lead to actual or potential harm to the child's health. It is a widespread phenomenon and is well reported in Western countries in contrast with the Gulf countries. Reports documenting CM in Oman are now available; therefore, this review aimed to provide an overview of the state and patterns of CM in Oman. It also addresses the current child protection services (CPS) in Oman and the sociocultural constraints. All English-language relevant medical literature about CM in Oman that were published before January 2020 were included. This review can serve as a basic reference in the field of CM in Oman and should help to identify lacunas in the current CPS as well as provide guidance in the establishment of a more effective one.
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- Shamsa S Al Balushi
- Department of Pediatrics, Ministry of Health, Muscat, Oman.,Department of Social Pediatrics, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Social Pediatrics, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of General Pediatrics, Montreal Children's Hospital, Montreal, Canada
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Arshanapally S, Werner KB, Sartor CE, Bucholz KK. The Association Between Racial Discrimination and Suicidality among African-American Adolescents and Young Adults. Arch Suicide Res 2017; 22:584-595. [PMID: 29120269 PMCID: PMC5943189 DOI: 10.1080/13811118.2017.1387207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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This study assessed the association between racial discrimination and suicidality (ideation, plan, or attempt) in African-American adolescents and young adults (n = 806, mean age = 17.9 years). Structured psychiatric phone interviews were conducted in offspring and their mothers in a high-risk alcoholism family study. Logistic regression analyses using offspring's own racial discrimination as a predictor revealed elevated odds of suicidality, even after adjusting for correlated psychiatric conditions (OR = 1.76) but was reduced to non-significance after adjusting for maternal experiences of racial discrimination (OR = 3.19 in males), depression, and problem drinking. Findings support a link between racial discrimination and suicidality in African-American youth that, for males, is partially explained by maternal racial discrimination.
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Castellví P, Miranda-Mendizábal A, Parés-Badell O, Almenara J, Alonso I, Blasco MJ, Cebrià A, Gabilondo A, Gili M, Lagares C, Piqueras JA, Roca M, Rodríguez-Marín J, Rodríguez-Jimenez T, Soto-Sanz V, Alonso J. Exposure to violence, a risk for suicide in youths and young adults. A meta-analysis of longitudinal studies. Acta Psychiatr Scand 2017; 135:195-211. [PMID: 27995627 DOI: 10.1111/acps.12679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/14/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To assess the association and magnitude of the effect of early exposure to different types of interpersonal violence (IPV) with suicide attempt and suicide death in youths and young adults. METHOD We searched six databases until June 2015. Inclusion criteria were as follows: (1) assessment of any type of IPV as risk factor of suicide attempt or suicide: (i) child maltreatment [childhood physical, sexual, emotional abuse, neglect], (ii) bullying, (iii) dating violence, and (iv) community violence; (2) population-based case-control or cohort studies; and (3) subjects aged 12-26 years. Random models were used for meta-analyses (Reg: CRD42013005775). RESULTS From 23 682 articles, 29 articles with 143 730 subjects for meta-analyses were included. For victims of any IPV, OR of subsequent suicide attempt was 1.99 (95% CI: 1.73-2.28); for child maltreatment, 2.25 (95% CI: 1.85-2.73); for bullying, 2.39 (95% CI: 1.89-3.01); for dating violence, 1.65 (95% CI: 1.40-1.94); and for community violence, 1.48 (95% CI: 1.16-1.87). Young victims of IPV had an OR of suicide death of 10.57 (95% CI: 4.46-25.07). CONCLUSION Early exposure to IPV confers a risk of suicide attempts and particularly suicide death in youths and young adults. Future research should address the effectiveness of preventing and detecting early any type of IPV exposure in early ages.
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- P Castellví
- Health Services Research Group, IMIM-Institut Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions Mèdiques, Barcelona, Spain.,CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Barcelona, Spain
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- Health Services Research Group, IMIM-Institut Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions Mèdiques, Barcelona, Spain.,Department of Health & Experimental Sciences, Pompeu Fabra University (UPF), Barcelona, Spain
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- Health Services Research Group, IMIM-Institut Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions Mèdiques, Barcelona, Spain
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- Area of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Cadiz, Cadiz, Spain
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- Morales Meseguer Hospital, Murcia, Spain
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- Health Services Research Group, IMIM-Institut Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions Mèdiques, Barcelona, Spain.,CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Barcelona, Spain.,Department of Health & Experimental Sciences, Pompeu Fabra University (UPF), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Mental Health, Corporació Sanitaria Parc Taulí, Sabadell, Spain
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- Outpatient Mental Health Care Network, Osakidetza-Basque Health Service, Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain.,Mental Health and Psychiatric Care Research Unit, BioDonostia Health Research Institute, Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
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- Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS-IDISPA), University of Balearic Islands, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.,Network of Preventive Activities and Health Promotion, University of Balearic Islands, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Department of Statistics and Operative Research, University of Cádiz, Cádiz, Spain
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- Department of Health Psychology, Miguel Hernandez University of Elche, Elche, Spain
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- Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS-IDISPA), University of Balearic Islands, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.,Network of Preventive Activities and Health Promotion, University of Balearic Islands, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Department of Health Psychology, Miguel Hernandez University of Elche, Elche, Spain
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- Department of Health Psychology, Miguel Hernandez University of Elche, Elche, Spain
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- Department of Health Psychology, Miguel Hernandez University of Elche, Elche, Spain
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- Health Services Research Group, IMIM-Institut Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions Mèdiques, Barcelona, Spain.,CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Barcelona, Spain.,Department of Health & Experimental Sciences, Pompeu Fabra University (UPF), Barcelona, Spain
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De la Cruz-Cano E. Association between FKBP5 and CRHR1 genes with suicidal behavior: A systematic review. Behav Brain Res 2016; 317:46-61. [PMID: 27638035 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2016.09.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2016] [Revised: 09/08/2016] [Accepted: 09/12/2016] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Suicide is one of the leading causes of death around the world with approximately one million suicides per year. An increasing number of neurobiological studies implicate HPA system dysfunction in suicide behavior, stimulating genetic research to focus on genes related to this system. This systematic review was focused on searching a correlation between FKBP5 and CRHR1 genes with suicidal behavior. Therefore, an electronic search strategy, using PubMed, EBSCO and Cochrane Library databases, was conducted from the inception of the studies into the databases to July 2016. The inclusion criteria were: use of at least one analysis investigating the relation between either the genetic variants in FKBP5 and/or CRHR1 genes with suicidal behavior. 2) use of a case-control design; 3) investigation about suicidal behavior in the form of suicide completion or history of at least one suicide attempt, as defined by each individual study; 4) inclusion of samples comprising control subjects; and 6) inclusion of reports written only in English language. The PRISMA guidelines were followed and the search strategy ensured that all possible studies were identified to compile the review. Using the keyword combinations, the search strategy provided 3334 articles, of which only 15 case-control studies were included in this systematic review. The included studies comprised 2526 subjects with suicidal behavior. A quantitative synthesis of results from the included studies was not undertaken due to marked methodological heterogeneity. This review showed a significant genetic association in most studies in FKBP5 and CRHR1 genes with a high rate of attempted suicide, pointing out that the expression of these genes and its polymorphisms could be a key predictor of suicide risk. In conclusion, this systematic review supports an association between suicidal behavior and genetic variants in FKBP5 and CRHR1 genes.
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- Eduardo De la Cruz-Cano
- División Académica de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco, Villahermosa, Tabasco, C.P. 86100, Mexico; Secretaría de Salud, Hospital General de Comalcalco, Departamento de Laboratorio de Análisis Clínicos, Comalcalco, Tabasco C.P. 86300, Mexico.
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Joshi V, Hser YI, Grella CE, Houlton R. Sex-Related HIV Risk Reduction Behavior among Adolescents in DATOS-A. JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT RESEARCH 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/0743558401166007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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This study examines the effect of drug treatment on reducing HIV-related risky sex behavior among 796 adolescents entering drug treatment programs in four cities in the United States. More than half of the adolescents (54%) reported reductions in risky sex behavior after treatment. Conduct-disordered adolescents with abuse history, unmet physical and emotional needs, and low commitment to school were associated with lack of improvement. Furthermore, conduct-disordered adolescents who perceived treatment to be effective were more likely to show posttreatment improvement, with the exceptions that those who scored high on hostility or low in self-perception were not likely to improve. Among adolescents without conduct disorder, receipt of mental health services was associated with improvements in their risky sex behavior. The effect of drug treatment on HIV risk reduction can be increased when attention is focused on adolescents’ pretreatment risk factors, service needs, intreatment responses, and key personality characteristics.
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Life adversities and suicidal behavior in young individuals: a systematic review. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2015; 24:1423-46. [PMID: 26303813 DOI: 10.1007/s00787-015-0760-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 123] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2015] [Accepted: 08/05/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Suicidal behavior in young people is a significant public health problem. However, it is not yet clear whether adversities (adverse life events) may be related to suicidality in adolescence and early adulthood. This paper aimed to investigate systematically the association between the type/number of adverse life events and experiences and suicidal behavior in young people. We developed a detailed strategy to search relevant articles in Pubmed, Scopus, PsycInfo, and Science Direct (January 1980-January 2015) about adverse life events and suicidal behavior. Adverse life events and experiences included maltreatment and violence, loss events, intra-familial problems, school and interpersonal problems. Studies were restricted to suicidal behavior in young people aged 10-25 years. The search yielded 245 articles, of which 28 met our inclusion criteria. Most studies reported a strong association between adversities and suicidality (both suicidal ideation and attempts). Based on the main results, the number of adversities or negative life events experienced seemed to have a positive dose-response relationship with youth suicidal behavior. However, the type of event experienced also appeared to matter: one of the most consistent findings was the association between suicidal behavior and experience of sexual abuse. More prospective studies are needed to elucidate the relative importance of risk accumulation and risk specificity for youth suicide.
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Oner S, Yenilmez C, Ozdamar K. Sex-related differences in methods of and reasons for suicide in Turkey between 1990 and 2010. J Int Med Res 2015; 43:483-93. [PMID: 25995209 DOI: 10.1177/0300060514562056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2014] [Accepted: 11/07/2014] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To analyse suicides occurring in Turkey between 1990 and 2010 according to sex, age, reason and method. METHODS Data concerning suicides occurring in Turkey between 1990 and 2010 were obtained from annual records published by the Turkish Statistical Institute. Data were analysed according to sex, age, reason for suicide and suicide method. RESULTS The crude suicide rate was 2.42 per 100 000 population in 1990 and 4.02 per 100 000 population in 2010. The highest number of suicides was seen in those aged 15-24 years. In this age group, the number of suicides in females was significantly higher than in males. The most common suicide method in Turkey was hanging. Men used firearms more frequently than women. All the reasons for suicide occurred in a higher number of males than females; however, the difference between males and females was more significant for economic problems, relationship problems and educational failure. The leading reason for suicide in females was relationship problems. CONCLUSION Detecting population subgroups with a high suicide risk and obtaining regional demographic data are of great importance for future studies on suicide prevention.
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- Setenay Oner
- Department of Biostatistics, Osmangazi University, Eskisehir, Turkey
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- Department of Psychiatry, Osmangazi University, Eskisehir, Turkey
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- Department of Biostatistics, Osmangazi University, Eskisehir, Turkey
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The relation between family adversity and social anxiety among adolescents in Taiwan: effects of family function and self-esteem. J Nerv Ment Dis 2013; 201:964-70. [PMID: 24177484 DOI: 10.1097/nmd.0000000000000032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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This study aimed to examine the relationship between three indicators of family adversity (domestic violence, family substance use, and broken parental marriage) and the severity of social anxiety among adolescents in Taiwan, as well as the mediating effects of perceived family function and self-esteem on that relationship, using structural equation modeling (SEM). A total of 5607 adolescents completed the social anxiety subscale of the Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for Children; the Family APGAR Index; the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale; and a questionnaire for domestic violence, family substance use, and broken parental marriage. The relation between family adversity and social anxiety, as well as the mediating effects of family function and self-esteem, was examined using SEM. SEM analysis revealed that all three indicators of family adversity reduced the level of family function, that decreased family function compromised the level of self-esteem, and that a low level of self-esteem further increased the severity of social anxiety. The results indicated that, along with intervening to change family adversity, evaluating and improving adolescents' self-esteem and family function are also important clinical issues when helping adolescents reduce their social anxiety.
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Michelson D, Bhugra D. Family environment, expressed emotion and adolescent self-harm: a review of conceptual, empirical, cross-cultural and clinical perspectives. Int Rev Psychiatry 2012; 24:106-14. [PMID: 22515458 DOI: 10.3109/09540261.2012.657613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Self-harm in young people is a complex and pervasive problem with a number of co-existing risk factors. Although research has implicated a range of family variables in understanding the onset, maintenance and prevention of adolescent self-harm, relatively little attention has been given to the expressed emotion (EE) construct. Based on a narrative review and synthesis of peer-reviewed literature up to and including 2011, this paper considers the conceptual background and empirical evidence for the role of family environment in the expression of adolescent self-harm, with a particular focus on EE. The clinical implications of this literature for working with young people and families from different cultures are also addressed. In summary, the surveyed research provides insufficient evidence for a direct causal link between family environment and adolescent self-harm, with questions raised about the temporal sequencing of measured variables, specificity of implicated family risk factors, and the nature and role of protective factors in families. Emerging evidence for an association between high EE and adolescent self-harm requires replication in well-controlled, prospective studies. There is also a lack of empirically-supported, family-based treatment modalities for adolescents who self-harm. Intervention strategies should be guided by personalised formulation, taking into account individual vulnerabilities, strengths and social contexts, as well as cultural norms for family environment.
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- Daniel Michelson
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Research Unit, Department of Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, UK.
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Winsper C, Lereya T, Zanarini M, Wolke D. Involvement in bullying and suicide-related behavior at 11 years: a prospective birth cohort study. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2012; 51:271-282.e3. [PMID: 22365463 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2012.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 158] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2011] [Revised: 12/22/2011] [Accepted: 01/04/2012] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To study the prospective link between involvement in bullying (bully, victim, bully/victim), and subsequent suicide ideation and suicidal/self-injurious behavior, in preadolescent children in the United Kingdom. METHOD A total of 6,043 children in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) cohort were assessed to ascertain involvement in bullying between 4 and 10 years and suicide related behavior at 11.7 years. RESULTS Peer victimization (victim, bully/victim) was significantly associated with suicide ideation and suicidal/self-injurious behavior after adjusting for confounders. Bully/victims were at heightened risk for suicide ideation (odds ratio [OR]; 95% confidence interval [CI]): child report at 8 years (OR = 2.84; CI = 1.81-4.45); child report at 10 years (OR = 3.20; CI = 2.07-4.95); mother report (OR = 2.71; CI = 1.81-4.05); teacher report (OR = 2.79; CI = 1.62-4.81), as were chronic victims: child report (OR = 3.26; CI = 2.24-4.75); mother report (OR = 2.49; CI = 1.64-3.79); teacher report (OR = 5.99; CI = 2.79-12.88). Similarly, bully/victims were at heightened risk for suicidal/self-injurious behavior: child report at 8 years (OR = 2.67; CI = 1.66-4.29); child report at 10 years (OR = 3.34; CI = 2.17-5.15); mother report (OR = 2.09; CI = CI = 1.36-3.20); teacher report (OR = 2.44, CI = 1.39-4.30); as were chronic victims: child report (OR = 4.10; CI = 2.76-6.08); mother report (OR = 1.91; 1.22-2.99); teacher report (OR = 3.26; CI = 1.38-7.68). Pure bullies had increased risk of suicide ideation according to child report at age 8 years (OR = 3.60; CI = 1.46-8.84), suicidal/self-injurious behavior according to child report at age 8 years (OR = 3.02; CI = 1.14-8.02), and teacher report (OR = 1.84; CI = 1.09-3.10). CONCLUSIONS Children involved in bullying, in any role, and especially bully/victims and chronic victims, are at increased risk for suicide ideation and suicidal/self-injurious behavior in preadolescence.
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Senneseth M, Alsaker K, Natvig GK. Health-related quality of life and post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms in accident and emergency attenders suffering from psychosocial crises: a longitudinal study. J Adv Nurs 2011; 68:402-13. [PMID: 21740459 PMCID: PMC3433795 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2011.05752.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Aims This paper is a report of a study of health-related quality of life and post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms in patients attending an Accident and Emergency department because of psychosocial crises. Background Psychosocial crises are commonplace globally, but there is little knowledge about patients attending Accident and Emergency departments because of psychosocial crises. Methods Data were collected at an Accident and Emergency department in Norway from September 2008 to June 2009. A total of 99 adults participated in the baseline study and 41 of these participated at 2 months follow-up. The Short Form-36 Health Survey and the Post Traumatic Symptom Scale were used to obtain data. Findings Participants reported significantly lower scores in all health-related quality of life domains at baseline compared with the general Norwegian population. The mental health score was two standard deviations below the norm. Health-related quality of life scores were improved and post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms were reduced after 2 months. High levels of post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms were reported by 78% of the participants at baseline and 59% at follow-up. Participants with high levels of post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms at follow-up also reported low health-related quality of life scores. Conclusion This study suggests a need for an acute psychosocial intervention and an opportunity to receive follow-up support at Accident and Emergency departments.
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- Mette Senneseth
- Department of Public Health and Primary Health Care, University of Bergen, Norway.
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Philippe FL, Laventure S, Beaulieu-Pelletier G, Lecours S, Lekes N. Ego-Resiliency as a Mediator Between Childhood Trauma and Psychological Symptoms. JOURNAL OF SOCIAL AND CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY 2011. [DOI: 10.1521/jscp.2011.30.6.583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Olsson GI. Violence in the lives of suicidal adolescents: a comparison between three matched groups of suicide attempting, depressed, and nondepressed high school students. Int J Adolesc Med Health 2011; 11:369-380. [PMID: 22912264 DOI: 10.1515/ijamh.1999.11.3-4.369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Fountoulakis KN. The emerging modern face of mood disorders: a didactic editorial with a detailed presentation of data and definitions. Ann Gen Psychiatry 2010; 9:14. [PMID: 20385020 PMCID: PMC2865463 DOI: 10.1186/1744-859x-9-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2009] [Accepted: 04/12/2010] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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The present work represents a detailed description of our current understanding and knowledge of the epidemiology, etiopathogenesis and clinical manifestations of mood disorders, their comorbidity and overlap, and the effect of variables such as gender and age. This review article is largely based on the 'Mood disorders' chapter of the Wikibooks Textbook of Psychiatry http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Textbook_of_Psychiatry/Mood_Disorders.
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Hirsch JK, Wolford K, LaLonde SM, Brunk L, Parker-Morris A. Optimistic Explanatory Style as a Moderator of the Association Between Negative Life Events and Suicide Ideation. CRISIS 2009; 30:48-53. [DOI: 10.1027/0227-5910.30.1.48] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Background: Individuals experiencing negative and potentially traumatic life events are at increased risk for suicidal thoughts and behaviors; however, suicidal outcomes are not inevitable. Individuals who attribute negative life events to external, transient, and specific factors, rather than internal, stable, and global self-characteristics, may experience fewer deleterious outcomes, including suicidal behavior. Aims: This study examines the moderating effect of explanatory style on the relationship between negative life experiences and suicide ideation in a college student sample. Methods: A total of 138 participants (73% female) were recruited from a rural, Eastern college and completed a self-report psychosocial assessment. Results: Optimistic explanatory style mitigates the influence of negative and potentially traumatic life events on thoughts of suicide, above and beyond the effects of hopelessness and depression. Conclusions: Beliefs about the origin, pervasiveness, and potential recurrence of a negative life event may affect psychological outcomes. Optimistic explanatory style was associated with reduced suicide ideation, whereas pessimistic explanatory style was associated with increased thoughts of suicide. Optimistic reframing of negative life events for clients may have treatment implications for the prevention of suicidal activity.
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- Jameson K. Hirsch
- Department of Psychology, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, USA
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- Department of Psychology, SUNY College at Oswego, NY, USA
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- John D. Hromi Center for Quality and Applied Statistics, Rochester Institute of Technology, NY, USA
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- Central Nassau Guidance and Counseling Services, NY, USA
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Yen CF, Yang MS, Chen CC, Yang MJ, Su YC, Wang MH, Lan CM. Effects of childhood physical abuse on depression, problem drinking and perceived poor health status in adolescents living in rural Taiwan. Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 2008; 62:575-83. [PMID: 18950378 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1819.2008.01836.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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AIMS The aim of the present study was to investigate the magnitude and independence of the effects of childhood physical abuse on adolescent depression, problem drinking and perceived poor mental health in Taiwanese indigenous and non-indigenous adolescents living in rural areas controlling for individual and familial characteristics. METHODS A sample of adolescents was randomly selected from junior high schools in the rural areas of southern Taiwan. The associations between childhood physical abuse and adolescent depression, problem drinking and perceived poor health status were examined on univariate and multivariate logistic regression. RESULTS Of the 1684 adolescents who completed the questionnaires, 374 (22.2%) reported that they had experienced physical abuse in childhood. Controlling for individual and familial factors, childhood physical abuse significantly increased the risk of depression, problem drinking and perceived poor health status in the present sample of adolescents on multivariate logistic regression. CONCLUSION History of childhood physical abuse should be elicited from adolescents in treatment for depression, alcohol abuse or physical discomfort of unknown etiology. This finding may be of clinical benefit in terms of the design and implementation of intervention.
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- Cheng-Fang Yen
- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Gilligan C. Strengthening healthy resistance and courage in children: a gender-based strategy for preventing youth violence. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2008; 1036:128-40. [PMID: 15817734 DOI: 10.1196/annals.1330.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Beginning with the distinction between core consciousness or a core sense of self and a self that is wedded to a story about itself, this paper suggests that we have collectively been wedded to a false story about ourselves, a story that the core self resists. The gender disparity with respect to times in development when children's resilience is at heightened risk highlights the costs of an initiation that occurs for boys in early childhood and for girls at adolescence. Because of this difference in the timing, girls can become informants about a process of psychic splitting and dissociation that impedes the relational capacities of children and opens the way to violence. The articulateness of girls' resistance to losses that are psychologically and socially consequential illuminates a resistance in boys that may otherwise be overlooked. Evidence drawn from studies of girls' development leads to the suggestion that by joining a healthy resistance in children, we can act to prevent youth violence. The paper ends with a case study of a suicidal adolescent girl to illustrate how a relational framework shifts the interpretation of violent behavior and informs a strategy of response.
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- Carol Gilligan
- New York University School of Law, 40 Washington Square South, 511, New York, NY 10012-1066, New York, USA.
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Waldvogel JL, Rueter M, Oberg CN. Adolescent suicide: risk factors and prevention strategies. Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care 2008; 38:110-25. [PMID: 18328991 DOI: 10.1016/j.cppeds.2008.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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- Jacki L Waldvogel
- College of Education and Human Development, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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Chapman JF, Ford JD. Relationships between suicide risk, traumatic experiences, and substance use among juvenile detainees. Arch Suicide Res 2008; 12:50-61. [PMID: 18240034 DOI: 10.1080/13811110701800830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Youth suicide ideation in juvenile justice settings is a phenomenon with multiple determinants. This article examines relationships among determinants of suicidal ideation utilizing various screening instruments. Consecutive youth admitted to detention in Connecticut (N = 757) completed the Massachusetts Youth Screening Instrument 2 (MAYSI-2), the Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire (SIQ), measures of substance use, and risk and protective factors for violence during intake screening. In bivariate and multivariate analyses (controlling for demographic and MAYSI-2 sub-scale scores), relationships were found between the Traumatic Experiences and Alcohol and Drug Use subscales of the MAYSI-2 and the SIQ. The potential impact of traumatic stress and substance use symptoms in understanding and detecting youths who are at risk for suicide is discussed.
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- John F Chapman
- State of Connecticut Judicial Branch, Court Support Services Division, Westerfield, CT 06109, USA.
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Perroud N, Courtet P, Vincze I, Jaussent I, Jollant F, Bellivier F, Leboyer M, Baud P, Buresi C, Malafosse A. Interaction between BDNF Val66Met and childhood trauma on adult's violent suicide attempt. GENES BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR 2007; 7:314-22. [PMID: 17883407 DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-183x.2007.00354.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Genetic factors, specially those related to serotoninergic activities, and childhood maltreatment have both been implicated in suicidal behaviour (SB). However, little attention has been paid to the possible interaction between genes and childhood maltreatment in the comprehension of SB. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) plays an important role in the growth of serotoninergic neurons during childhood and therefore is a good candidate for studies on SB. Moreover, decreased levels of BDNF have been found in the prefrontal cortex of suicide victims. In our study we wanted to see if Val66Met (a BDNF functional single-nucleotide polymorphism) could moderate the effect of childhood maltreatment on the onset, number and violence of SB in a sample of 813 Caucasian suicide attempters. Childhood maltreatment was evaluated using the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire. We used a regression framework to test the interaction between Val66Met and childhood maltreatment. Childhood sexual abuse was associated with violent suicide attempts (SA) in adulthood only among Val/Val individuals and not among Val/Met or Met/Met individuals (P = 0.05). The severity of childhood maltreatment was significantly associated with a higher number of SA and with a younger age at onset of suicide attempt. This result suggests that Val66Met modulates the effect of childhood sexual abuse on the violence of SB. It is proposed that childhood sexual abuse elicits brain structural modifications through BDNF dysfunction and enhances the risk of violent SB in adulthood.
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- N Perroud
- Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital of Geneva, Switzerland.
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Andover MS, Zlotnick C, Miller IW. Childhood physical and sexual abuse in depressed patients with single and multiple suicide attempts. Suicide Life Threat Behav 2007; 37:467-74. [PMID: 17896886 DOI: 10.1521/suli.2007.37.4.467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Research has shown both childhood physical and sexual abuse to be associated with later suicide attempts, although some studies have not supported these findings. However, few studies have investigated differences in physical and sexual abuse histories among single and multiple suicide attempters. The goals of the current study were two-fold: (a) to replicate previous findings of associations between childhood sexual and physical abuse and suicide attempts, and (b) to explore differences in reports of childhood physical and sexual abuse among single and multiple suicide attempters. While our results supported the findings that individuals with a history of suicide attempts are more likely to report histories of childhood physical and sexual abuse, we did not find a difference in reported abuse between single and multiple suicide attempters. Implications of these findings, as well as implications for future research, are discussed.
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Salzinger S, Rosario M, Feldman RS, Ng-Mak DS. Adolescent suicidal behavior: associations with preadolescent physical abuse and selected risk and protective factors. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2007; 46:859-66. [PMID: 17581450 DOI: 10.1097/chi.0b013e318054e702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To determine whether preadolescent physical abuse raises the risk of adolescent suicidal behavior, to examine potential mediators and moderators of the relationship between preadolescent abuse and adolescent suicidality, and to examine whether distal (preadolescent) risk factors add to proximal (adolescent) factors in predicting suicidality. METHOD Seventy-five physically abused preadolescents on the New York City Maltreatment Register and 78 controls were studied at ages 10.5 and 16.5 years. Adolescent suicidal ideation and attempts and hypothesized risk and protective factors were assessed by self-report, parent interview, and teacher ratings. Data were analyzed by logistic regression. RESULTS Preadolescent physical abuse was a robust, largely unmediated, independent predictor of adolescent suicidality. Only adolescent internalizing problems mediated the relationship. No risk factors moderated the relationship. Adolescent attachment to parents and internalizing problems contributed independently to the prediction of suicidality risk in abused and control subjects. No preadolescent risk or protective factors added to the predictions beyond risk deriving from preadolescent abuse. CONCLUSIONS The association between preadolescent physical abuse and adolescent suicidality is largely unmediated and unmoderated by well-documented risk factors for suicidality. Therefore, comprehensive interventions to reduce abusive parenting must begin when families enter the child protection system, along with therapeutic interventions with the children and adolescents themselves.
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Joiner TE, Sachs-Ericsson NJ, Wingate LR, Brown JS, Anestis MD, Selby EA. Childhood physical and sexual abuse and lifetime number of suicide attempts: A persistent and theoretically important relationship. Behav Res Ther 2007; 45:539-47. [PMID: 16765909 DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2006.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 185] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2005] [Revised: 04/11/2006] [Accepted: 04/26/2006] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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BACKGROUND Research to date has indicated that childhood abuse is associated with suicide, though little research has examined the unique contribution of specific types of abuse to suicidal behavior. We predict that childhood physical and violent sexual abuse will have a greater effect on suicide attempts than molestation and verbal abuse. METHODS The National Comorbidity Survey data were used to test these predictions while controlling for a number of psychiatric and psychosocial variables. RESULTS As expected, childhood physical and violent sexual abuse showed similar effects on lifetime suicide attempts, which were stronger than the effects of molestation and verbal abuse. LIMITATIONS This was a cross-sectional, retrospective study, so true causality cannot be shown. Some measurement limitations exist. Additionally, effect sizes were small but still significant. CONCLUSIONS While all forms of childhood abuse are troubling and create risk for future psychopathology and suicidality, the present study indicates that childhood physical and violent sexual abuse should be seen as greater risk factors for future suicide attempts than molestation and verbal abuse.
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- Thomas E Joiner
- Department of Psychology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306-1270, USA.
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Nickel MK, Simek M, Lojewski N, Muehlbacher M, Fartacek R, Kettler C, Bachler E, Egger C, Rother N, Buschmann W, Pedrosa Gil F, Kaplan P, Mitterlehner FO, Anvar J, Rother WK, Loew TH, Nickel C. Familial and sociopsychopathological risk factors for suicide attempt in bulimic and in depressed women: prospective study. Int J Eat Disord 2006; 39:410-7. [PMID: 16609982 DOI: 10.1002/eat.20288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This study was carried out to examine sociopsychopathological predictors of prospective observed suicide attempts in bulimic women purging type without comorbid major depression (BNG) at the time of study entry and in woman with major depression without comorbid eating disorder at the time of study entry (MDG). METHODS Data from 28 BNG (age 23.5 +/- 3.6) and 126 MDG women (age 33.4 +/- 5.1) who had attempted suicide during 12 months' monitoring were compared. RESULTS A univariate comparison of the two groups revealed various differences. Analysis of risk factors for suicide attempts using stepwise logistic regression was conducted separately for each group. The derived logistic models showed that patients from the BNG group had a history of higher incidence of sexual abuse in childhood, as well as abuse of laxatives and illicit drugs; they also lacked orientation in life, felt lonely despite family and friends, tended to direct their anger outward, and were unable to relax. CONCLUSIONS Sociopsychopathological risk factors for suicide attempts in the BNG and MDG appear to vary.
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- Marius K Nickel
- Clinic for Psychosomatic Medicine, Inntalklinik, Simbach/Inn, Germany.
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Vinnerljung B, Hjern A, Lindblad F. Suicide attempts and severe psychiatric morbidity among former child welfare clients--a national cohort study. J Child Psychol Psychiatry 2006; 47:723-33. [PMID: 16790007 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2005.01530.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Few large sample studies have examined psychiatric morbidity among former child welfare/protection clients. In this study, risks for suicide attempts and severe psychiatric morbidity in younger years were assessed for former child welfare clients in ten national birth cohorts, comparing them with general population peers and inter-country adoptees. METHODS We used national register data for almost one million people: 22,305 former child welfare clients who had experienced interventions before their teens, 955,326 general population cohort peers and 12,240 inter-country adoptees. Multivariate Cox regression models were used to estimate risks of hospitalisation for suicide attempts and psychiatric disorders from age 13 to age 18-27. RESULTS Former child welfare clients were in year of birth and sex standardised risk ratios (RRs) four to five times more likely than peers in the general population to have been hospitalised for suicide attempts. They were five to eight times more likely to have been hospitalised for serious psychiatric disorders in their teens, four to six times in young adulthood. High excess risks were also found for psychoses and depression. Individuals who had been in long-term foster care tended to have the most dismal outcome. Adjusting for birth parents' hospitalisations with a psychiatric diagnosis or for substance abuse, and for birth-home-related socio-economic factors, reduced excess risks to around twofold. CONCLUSIONS Irrespective of issues of causality, findings suggest that former child welfare/protection clients should be considered a high-risk group for suicide attempts and severe psychiatric morbidity. Results have substantial practice implications for mental health and social agencies serving this group in adolescence and/or young adulthood.
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- Bo Vinnerljung
- Centre for Epidemiology, National Board of Health and Welfare, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Connor JJ, Rueter MA. Parent-child relationships as systems of support or risk for adolescent suicidality. JOURNAL OF FAMILY PSYCHOLOGY : JFP : JOURNAL OF THE DIVISION OF FAMILY PSYCHOLOGY OF THE AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION (DIVISION 43) 2006; 20:143-55. [PMID: 16569099 DOI: 10.1037/0893-3200.20.1.143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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This study examined a process model of predicting adolescent suicidality. Adolescent emotional distress was hypothesized to mediate the relationship between parental behaviors and subsequent adolescent suicidality. The parental behaviors studied included parental warmth and parental hostility. A sample of 451 families from rural Iowa participated in this longitudinal study, which included both observational and self-report data. Models were tested with structural equation modeling. Adolescent emotional distress was found to be a mediating variable between paternal warmth and adolescent suicidality. Results indicated that maternal warmth predicted adolescent suicidality but not emotional distress. Parental hostility did not predict either latent variable. Clinical implications are provided.
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- Jennifer J Connor
- Department of Family Social Science, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.
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Braun-Scharm H, Goth K, Freisleder FJ, Althoff A. Jugendliche in stationärer psychiatrischer Behandlung: Parasuizidale Symptome und psychische Störungen. KINDHEIT UND ENTWICKLUNG 2004. [DOI: 10.1026/0942-5403.13.1.26] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Zusammenfassung. Psychische Störungen zählen zu den wichtigsten Ursachen für Parasuizide und Suizide. Dies gilt für das Erwachsenenalter und mit gewissen Abstrichen auch für das Jugendalter. Die häufigsten psychischen Störungen im Zusammenhang mit Suizidalität im Jugendalter sind akute Belastungsreaktionen, affektive Störungen, Substanzmissbrauch sowie Borderline-Syndrome und andere beginnende Persönlichkeitsstörungen. Essstörungen und Schizophrenien sind dagegen im Jugendalter noch nicht mit erhöhten Parasuiziden verknüpft. Anhand einer Gesamtstichprobe von 537 konsekutiv aufgenommenen und nach ICD-10 diagnostizierten stationär behandelten jugendpsychiatrischen Patienten konnten 163 mit parasuizidalen Symptomen bei Aufnahme ermittelt werden, die etwa zur Hälfte aus parasuizidalen Gedanken und parasuizidalen Handlungen bestanden. Der Anteil parasuizidaler Jugendlicher auf der Aufnahmestation lag bei etwa 66 %, auf der Therapiestation (Rottmannshöhe) bei etwa 30 %. Dies spricht für die Relevanz von Selektionsfaktoren bei Häufigkeits- und vermutlich auch Schweregradangaben von Suizidalität im stationären jugendpsychiatrischen Bereich.
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- Abteilung Rottmannshöhe, Heckscher Klinik München
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Dysthymic disorder is a chronic depressive condition occurring in 0.6-4.6% of children and 1.6-8.0% of adolescents. Although symptoms are less severe than those observed in major depression, childhood-onset dysthymic disorder is characterised by a persistent and long-term depressed or irritable mood (mean episode duration 3-4 years), a worse outcome than major depression and, frequently, comorbid disorders (in around 50% of patients). Long-lasting depressive symptoms seem responsible for long-term disabling consequences on social skill learning, psychosocial functioning and consequent professional life, probably contributing to a higher risk of relapse or development of major depression. Consistently, the first episode of major depression occurs 2-3 years after the onset of dysthymic disorder, suggesting that the latter is one of the gateways to recurrent mood disorders. The primary aims of treatment for dysthymic disorder should be to resolve depressive symptoms, reduce the risk of developing other mood disorders over time and strengthen psychosocial functioning, especially in children and adolescents, in order to prevent the potentially serious sequelae of this disorder. As children with dysthymia often have multiple problems, interventions should involve multiple levels and measures: individual psychotherapy, family therapy/education and pharmacological treatment. Psychotherapeutic techniques, such as cognitive-behaviour therapy and interpersonal therapy, have been found to be efficacious interventions in treating children and adolescents with mild to moderate depression in studies including patients with either dysthmia or double depression. SSRIs are the first-line drug treatment for children and adolescents because of their safety, adverse effect profile and ease of use (the safety of paroxetine is currently under investigation). Several nonblind studies have shown the efficacy and good tolerability of SSRIs in children and adolescents with dysthymic disorder, but further research is needed to confirm their efficacy and that of newer antidepressants in the treatment of this disorder. Regardless of whether psychotherapeutic or medical treatments are planned, according to clinical experience, psychoeducational interventions and psychosocial support should be provided to parents and other caregivers during the acute treatment phase to help manage the child's irritable mood and foster a therapeutic alliance and better compliance with treatment. Unfortunately, no studies have focused on continuation treatment of paediatric dysthymic disorder. Given the chronicity, recurrence, psychosocial consequences and peculiar response pattern to treatment of dysthymic disorder, establishing effective 'acute' and 'continuation' interventions in this group of patients should be a priority in mental health management.
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- Maria Nobile
- Child Psychiatry Unit, Scientific Institute, Bosisio Parini (LC), Italy.
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Ruchkin VV, Schwab-Stone M, Koposov RA, Vermeiren R, King RA. Suicidal ideations and attempts in juvenile delinquents. J Child Psychol Psychiatry 2003; 44:1058-66. [PMID: 14531588 DOI: 10.1111/1469-7610.00190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Suicidality among adolescents is a common focus of clinical attention. In spite of links to disruptive behaviors and other types of psychopathology, it is not clear whether other factors commonly associated with suicide, such as personality and parenting, predict suicidality over and above psychopathology. The purpose of the present study was to assess suicidal ideations and attempts and their relationship to psychopathology, violence exposure, personality traits and parental rearing in Russian male juvenile delinquents with conduct disorder (CD). METHOD Suicidality and psychopathology were assessed using a semi-structured psychiatric interview in 271 incarcerated male juvenile delinquents diagnosed with CD. Violence exposure, personality characteristics and perceived parental rearing were assessed via self-reports. RESULTS Thirty-four percent of those diagnosed with CD (92 subjects) reported a lifetime history of either suicidal thoughts or attempts. Suicidal ideators and attempters did not differ significantly on any variable of interest, but both reported significantly higher rates of psychopathology and violence exposure than the non-suicidal group, as well as higher levels of harm avoidance, lower self-directedness, and higher rates of perceived negative parental rearing. Finally, even when controlling for the relationship with psychopathology, personality and perceived parental rearing factors showed significant associations with suicidality. CONCLUSIONS Juvenile delinquents with CD have high rates of suicidal ideations and attempts, related to a wide spectrum of psychopathology and specific personality traits. These findings suggest that a combination of intrinsic and extrinsic factors create vulnerability to stressors, which under the influence of situational factors (e.g., repeated traumatization) may lead to suicidal thoughts and acts. Factors potentially contributing to vulnerability for suicidality should be identified when planning prevention and rehabilitation efforts for troubled youth.
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- Vladislav V Ruchkin
- Yale Child Study Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520-7900, USA.
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Joiner TE, Vohs KD, Rudd MD, Schmidt NB, Pettit JW. Problem-Solving and Cognitive Scars in Mood and Anxiety Disorders: the Sting of Mania. JOURNAL OF SOCIAL AND CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY 2003. [DOI: 10.1521/jscp.22.2.192.24864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Askénazy FL, Sorci K, Benoit M, Lestideau K, Myquel M, Lecrubier Y. Anxiety and impulsivity levels identify relevant subtypes in adolescents with at-risk behavior. J Affect Disord 2003; 74:219-27. [PMID: 12738040 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-0327(02)00455-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Impulsivity (I) and anxiety (A) were hypothesized to be crucial clinical features in adolescents with at-risk behavior. We therefore classified them into sub-groups according to these two major dimensions. The study examined the relevance of these groups by describing their major diagnoses and behavioral characteristics. METHODS During a 1-year period, all in-patients consecutively admitted for at-risk behavior, except those with a previous psychotropic treatment and/or schizophrenic disorders, were rated for anxiety and impulsivity, and categorized into four groups: impulsive and anxious (IA), impulsive and non-anxious (Ia), non-impulsive and anxious (iA), non-impulsive and non-anxious (ia). We assessed the main behavioral disturbances (suicide attempt, carving, violence, delinquency, substance abuse, and eating disorder) and the main current axis I disorder in each sub-group. RESULTS A total of 69 patients were included. In the IA group 62% exhibited hypomanic episodes and 87% recurrent suicide attempts. In the Ia group all exhibited conduct disorders, 93% were males, 80% delinquents, and 100% violent with others. Both groups reported a high percentage of cannabis use (67%). The iA group exhibited anorexia nervosa (73%) with a major depressive episode. The ia patients were mainly non-violent, first suicide attempts with low risk. LIMITATIONS Long-term data are needed to assess the stability of these groups. CONCLUSIONS We found that sub-typing adolescents with at-risk behavior into four groups according to their level of anxiety and impulsivity was highly predictive of being suicidal with mood disorders (AI), delinquent with conduct disorder (Ia), anorectic or depressed (Ai), and with substance abuse associated only to impulsivity. It is likely that this sub-typing of patients may be useful for prevention and therapeutics. The impulsive-anxious group (IA) appears closely related to the soft bipolar spectrum. A replication and follow-up data are now needed.
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- Florence L Askénazy
- Service Universitaire de Psychiatrie de l'Enfant et de l'Adolescent, Fondation Lenval, 57, avenue de la Californie, 06200 Nice, France. florence.askenazy@lenval
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Zoroglu SS, Tuzun U, Sar V, Tutkun H, Savaçs HA, Ozturk M, Alyanak B, Kora ME. Suicide attempt and self-mutilation among Turkish high school students in relation with abuse, neglect and dissociation. Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 2003; 57:119-26. [PMID: 12519464 DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1819.2003.01088.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 191] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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A questionnaire consisting of items about abuse, neglect, self-mutilation and suicide attempt and the Turkish Version of the Dissociative Experiences Scale were given to 862 high school students. The rates of suicide attempt and self-mutilative behaviors were 10.1% and 21.4%, respectively. Abused or neglected groups (34.3%) had 7.6-fold higher suicide attempts and 2.7-fold higher self-mutilation behaviours. The logistic regression model showed that each type of trauma and dissociation contributed to suicide attempts and self-mutilation, but dissociation was the most powerful. Suicidal and self-destructive adolescents should precisely be evaluated for abuse, neglect and dissociation in clinical practice.
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- Suleyman Salih Zoroglu
- Departments of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Gaziantep University Medical Faculty, Gaziantep, Turkey
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McMahon SD, Grant KE, Compas BE, Thurm AE, Ey S. Stress and psychopathology in children and adolescents: is there evidence of specificity? J Child Psychol Psychiatry 2003; 44:107-33. [PMID: 12553415 DOI: 10.1111/1469-7610.00105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 169] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Research on the relations between specific stressors and specific psychological outcomes among children and adolescents is reviewed. Specificity, the notion that particular risk factors are uniquely related to particular outcomes is discussed from a theoretical perspective, and models of specificity are described. Several domains of stressors are examined from a specificity framework (e.g., exposure to violence, abuse, and divorce/marital conflict) in relation to broad-band outcomes of internalizing and externalizing symptoms. Studies that tested for specificity conducted within the past 15 years are examined, and definitional problems are highlighted. Little evidence for specificity was found. Methodological problems in the literature and the lack of theory-driven specificity research are discussed, and directions for future research are identified.
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- Susan D McMahon
- Department of Psychology, DePaul University, Chicago, IL 60614, USA.
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The aim of this cross-sectional study is to report the self-destructive and suicidal behavior of 98 children and adolescents in child welfare institutions. The children were evaluated using the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL), the Children's Global Assessment Scale (CGAS) and questionnaires about suicidal and violent behavior, filled in by the child's key worker. Thirty-two per cent of the sample had presented suicidal thoughts, threats or suicide attempts during the previous 6 months. Suicidality was associated with low general functioning level (CGAS<61), self-mutilating behavior and violence. Furthermore, suicidal children had significantly higher CBCL total, externalizing, internalizing, anxious-depressive and aggressive scores. Children with suicide attempts (8% of the sample) had a significantly higher number of different types of traumatic experiences before the placement and higher somatization syndrome scores compared to children with suicidal ideation or non-suicidal children.
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- R Hukkanen
- Department of Child Psychiatry, Turku University Hospital, Finalnd.
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Koenig AL, Ialongo N, Wagner BM, Poduska J, Kellam S. Negative caregiver strategies and psychopathology in urban, African-American young adults. CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT 2002; 26:1211-1233. [PMID: 12464297 DOI: 10.1016/s0145-2134(02)00422-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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OBJECTIVE There were three aims: (1). assess the prevalence of reported exposure to negative caregiver strategies in a community-based African-American population, (2). examine the sources of variation in caregiver parenting strategies, including demographic variables and child characteristics, (3). investigate whether mental disorders in young adulthood may differ based on reported degree of exposure to negative strategies. METHOD The participants were 1197 African-Americans involved in a 1999-2001 young adult follow-up (age M=19.6, SD=.6) of an evaluation of school-based interventions in the Baltimore, MD metropolitan area. Measures included teacher-report of child aggression in first grade, parent-report of demographic variables in first and sixth grade, and young adult self-report of symptomatology, suicidal behaviors, and childhood caregiver discipline strategies. RESULTS Fifty-four percent of the sample reported some use of physical discipline by caregivers. Lower family income and younger caregiver age, as well as teacher reports of child aggression, were related to reports of caregiver's high use of negative strategies. In addition, young adults who reported a high rate of negative caregiver strategies had a significantly increased risk for psychopathology and were over twice as likely to have experienced a history of suicidal ideation than those reporting low exposure. CONCLUSIONS The results demonstrate the importance of examining variation in this population, with the poorest and the youngest using negative parenting strategies more frequently. In addition, the present study replicated previous findings of the link between negative caregiver discipline strategies and psychopathology. This association appears robust across diverse populations. The implications for preventive interventions are discussed.
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- Amy L Koenig
- Department of Mental Hygiene, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, 624 North Broadway, Room 809, Baltimore, MD 21205 USA
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Vermeiren R, Ruchkin V, Leckman PE, Deboutte D, Schwab-Stone M. Exposure to violence and suicide risk in adolescents: a community study. JOURNAL OF ABNORMAL CHILD PSYCHOLOGY 2002; 30:529-37. [PMID: 12403155 DOI: 10.1023/a:1019825132432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The prevalence of violence exposure is relatively unexplored in adolescents in European communities, and reports on the association between exposure to community violence and suicidal behavior are rare. The aim of this study was to investigate (1) the prevalence of community violence in a European urban adolescent sample, (2) the relationship between exposure to community violence and suicidal ideation/deliberate self-harm, and (3) the influence of depressive symptoms and aggressive behavior on this relationship. Self-report surveys were administered to a representative school-based sample of 1509 adolescents in Antwerp (Belgium). The prevalence rate of violence exposure was still high but lower than that reported in U.S. communities. Suicidal ideation and deliberate self-harm were both related to violence exposure. The gender-specific influence of depressive symptomatology and aggressive behavior on the association between exposure to violence and suicidal behavior suggests the need for further research.
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- Robert Vermeiren
- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, UCKJA Middelheimhospital, University of Antwerp, Belgium.
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Cohen AJ, Adler N, Kaplan SJ, Pelcovitz D, Mandel FS. Interactional effects of marital status and physical abuse on adolescent psychopathology. CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT 2002; 26:277-288. [PMID: 12013059 DOI: 10.1016/s0145-2134(01)00325-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to explore the interactional effects of parental marital disruption and physical abuse on risk for adolescent psychopathology in a nonclinical sample with a randomly selected control group. METHOD The sample was drawn from 99 community-based adolescents indicated as physically abused by Child Protective Services and 99 randomly selected controls. Nonabused adolescents whose parents were married, abused adolescents whose parents were married, nonabused adolescents with a parental marital disruption, and abused adolescents with a parental marital disruption were compared. Outcome was psychopathology as measured by psychiatric diagnosis based on a best-estimate procedure subsequent to semistructured diagnostic interviewing. RESULTS Interactional effects of marital disruption and abuse were found for risk for lifetime Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), with parental marital disruption and having been physically abused combining to increase the risk 15 times for diagnosis of lifetime ADHD. Parental marital status alone was not a significant risk factor for adolescent psychopathology, but physical abuse was a significant risk factor for several diagnostic categories. CONCLUSIONS Future divorce research should include abuse history as a possible confounding variable. Possible reasons for the findings are reviewed and clinical implications are discussed.
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- Alan J Cohen
- Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, NY 11030, USA
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Ballon BC, Courbasson CM, Smith PD. Physical and sexual abuse issues among youths with substance use problems. CANADIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY. REVUE CANADIENNE DE PSYCHIATRIE 2001; 46:617-21. [PMID: 11582822 DOI: 10.1177/070674370104600705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To evaluate the prevalence of reported physical and sexual abuse among youths with substance use problems, to explore whether youths report relying on substances to cope with the abuse, and to examine whether individual factors related to substance use were associated with the outcome measures of reported physical abuse, sexual abuse, and using substances to cope. METHOD We assessed 287 male and female youths (age 14 to 24 years) who presented for help for substance use problems, using a semistructured interview that focused on substance use, history of previous sexual and physical abuse, and coping strategies. RESULTS One-half of the female youth substance abusers reported having been sexually abused (50.0%), while male youth substance users reported a significantly lower rate (10.4%). Similarly, one-half of the female youths had a history of physical abuse (50.5%), and males again had a lower rate (26.0%). Of those who endorsed a history of abuse, more females (64.7%) than males (37.9%) reported using substances to cope with the trauma. Specific associations between the outcome measures and substance use variables were found for youths in both sexes. CONCLUSION These findings underscore the importance of why clinicians should explore abuse issues with substance-using youth of both sexes. Identifying concurrent factors will help provide better intervention strategies. Suggestions for assessing sexual and physical abuse in youths with substance use disorders are provided.
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- B C Ballon
- Youth Addiction Service, University of Toronto, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Toronto, Ontario.
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Practice parameter for the assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with suicidal behavior. American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2001; 40:24S-51S. [PMID: 11434483 DOI: 10.1097/00004583-200107001-00003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 252] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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These guidelines review what is known about the epidemiology, causes, management, and prevention of suicide and attempted suicide in young people. Detailed guidelines are provided concerning the assessment and emergency management of the children and adolescents who present with suicidal behavior. The guidelines also present suggestions on how the clinician may interface with the community. Crisis hotlines, method restriction, educational programs, and screening/ case-finding suicide prevention strategies are examined, and the clinician is advised on media counseling. Intervention in the community after a suicide, minimization of suicide contagion or imitation, and the training of primary care physicians and other gatekeepers to recognize and refer the potentially suicidal child and adolescent are discussed.
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In this review, a framework for the assessment of suicidal risk in the adolescent is described, based on existing epidemiological and clinical studies. The assessment of risk can then be used to determine the immediate disposition, intensity of treatment, and level of care. Furthermore, the assessment of psychiatric and psychological characteristics of the individual and family, as well as the motivation and precipitants for the suicidal episode, can be used to target areas of vulnerability and thereby help the patient reduce the risk of recurrent suicidal behavior. The approach to treatment, guided by the assessment, uses a model of suicidal behavior that is based on our clinical experience and the few extant clinical trials of the treatment of suicidal behavior. Recommended interventions involve treatment of psychopathology; amelioration of cognitive distortion and difficulties with social skills, problem-solving, and affect regulation; and family psychoeducation and intervention. Given the chronic and recurrent nature of the conditions associated with adolescent suicide attempts, a long-term care plan involving both continuation and maintenance treatment is advocated. Further research is necessary to identify the most effective approaches to the treatment of adolescent suicide attempters.
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- D A Brent
- Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, 3811 O'Hara Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
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This review examines theoretical and empirical literature on children's reactions to three types of violence--child maltreatment, community violence, and interparental violence. In addition to describing internalizing and externalizing problems associated with exposure to violence, this review identifies ways that violence can disrupt typical developmental trajectories through psychobiological effects, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), cognitive consequences, and peer problems. Methodological challenges in this literature include high rates of co-occurrence among types of violence exposure, co-occurrence of violence with other serious life adversities, heterogeneity in the frequency, severity, age of onset, and chronicity of exposure, and difficulties in making causal inferences. A developmental psychopathology perspective focuses attention on how violence may have different effects at different ages and may compromise children's abilities to face normal developmental challenges. Emphasis is placed on the variability of children's reactions to violence, on outcomes that go beyond diagnosable disorders, and on variables that mediate and moderate children's reactions to violence.
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- G Margolin
- Department of Psychology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles 90089-1061, USA.
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Thakkar RR, Gutierrez PM, Kuczen CL, McCanne TR. History of physical and/or sexual abuse and current suicidality in college women. CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT 2000; 24:1345-1354. [PMID: 11075700 DOI: 10.1016/s0145-2134(00)00187-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between a history of physical and/or sexual abuse and current suicidality in college-age women. It was hypothesized that abuse history would significantly predict level of suicidality. A secondary hypothesis was that abuse status would predict attitudes about life and death. METHOD Female college students (n = 707) were screened for histories of childhood (before age 15) and adulthood (after age 15) contact sexual abuse and physical abuse sequelae. Ninety-five women reported a history of childhood sexual abuse, 116 adult sexual abuse, 104 child physical abuse, and 55 adult physical abuse. Participants completed measures of attitudes about life and death and current suicidal ideation. RESULTS Child physical abuse and child sexual abuse accounted for variance in current suicidal ideation. Adult sexual abuse explained variance in positive attitudes about life. Adult physical abuse, adult sexual abuse, and child sexual abuse accounted for variance in negative attitudes about life. Finally, child sexual abuse and adult sexual abuse accounted for variance in fear of death. CONCLUSIONS Detailed assessment of female college students' abuse histories should facilitate understanding of their level of suicide risk. Patterns of attitudes about life and death may also be informative.
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- R R Thakkar
- Department of Psychology, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb 60115, USA
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Domestic and intimate partner abuse, child and adolescent physical and sexual abuse, and elder abuse constitute family violence. Such violence is responsible for a significant proportion of intentional injury and, accordingly, is a major public health problem. This chapter provides information on aspects of each type of family violence.
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- S J Kaplan
- New York University School of Medicine, USA
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Lurie S, Shemesh E, Sheiner PA, Emre S, Tindle HL, Melchionna L, Shneider BL. Non-adherence in pediatric liver transplant recipients--an assessment of risk factors and natural history. Pediatr Transplant 2000; 4:200-6. [PMID: 10933320 DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3046.2000.00110.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Despite the fact that non-adherence to medical therapy is one of the major causes of late morbidity and mortality in pediatric liver transplant recipients, little is known of the risk factors involved in this behavior. Three cases of fatal non-adherence are reported. Factors associated with non-adherence were investigated by performing a retrospective chart review of a panel of 27 variables in an age-matched cohort of 15 pediatric liver transplant recipients. The most striking differences between the severely non-adherent group and the age-matched cohort included history of substance abuse, child abuse (physical or sexual), not having two parents at home, having received public assistance, having been diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder, and history of school dropout. In addition it appeared that a pretransplant diagnosis of autoimmune hepatitis was associated with more significant medical sequelae related to non-adherence. These findings are preliminary owing to the retrospective design of this study, but could be used as a starting point for a prospective study of this important phenomenon.
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- S Lurie
- Department of Psychiatry, Transplantation Institute, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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Brown J, Cohen P, Johnson JG, Smailes EM. Childhood abuse and neglect: specificity of effects on adolescent and young adult depression and suicidality. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 1999; 38:1490-6. [PMID: 10596248 DOI: 10.1097/00004583-199912000-00009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 433] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the magnitude and independence of the effects of childhood neglect, physical abuse, and sexual abuse on adolescent and adult depression and suicidal behavior. METHOD A cohort of 776 randomly selected children was studied from a mean age of 5 years to adulthood in 1975, 1983, 1986, and 1992 during a 17-year period. Assessments included a range of child, family, and environmental risks and psychiatric disorders. A history of abuse was determined by official abuse records and by retrospective self-report in early adulthood on 639 youths. Attrition rate since 1983 has been less than 5%. RESULTS Adolescents and young adults with a history of childhood maltreatment were 3 times more likely to become depressed or suicidal compared with individuals without such a history (p < .01). Adverse contextual factors, including family environment, parent and child characteristics, accounted for much of the increased risk for depressive disorders and suicide attempts in adolescence but not in adulthood (p < .01). The effects of childhood sexual abuse were largest and most independent of associated factors. Risk of repeated suicide attempts was 8 times greater for youths with a sexual abuse history (odds ratio = 8.40, p < .01). CONCLUSIONS Individuals with a history of sexual abuse are at greater risk of becoming depressed or suicidal during adolescence and young adulthood. Adolescence is the most vulnerable period for those youths who may attempt suicide repeatedly. Many of the apparent effects of neglect, in contrast, may be attributable to a range of contextual factors, suggesting broader focus for intervention in these cases.
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- J Brown
- College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, USA.
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